Gandhi and Leadership New Horizons in Exemplary Leadership
In Gandhi and Leadership, Professor Dhiman explores the moral and spiritual philosophical foundations and context of Gandhi's approach to leadership. The book focuses on seven Gandhian values that are most relevant in the contemporary workplace.
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Gandhi and Leadership New Hor izons in Exempl ary Leadership
Satinder Dhiman
GANDHI AND LEADERSHIP
Copyright © Satinder Dhiman, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-49233-3 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-69685-7 ISBN 978-1-137-49235-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137492357 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dhiman, Satinder. Gandhi and leadership : new horizons in exemplary leadership / Satinder Dhiman. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869–1948—Philosophy. 2. Leadership. 3. Nonviolence. I. Title. DS481.G3D454 2015 658.4'092—dc23 2014046156 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by SPi Global. First edition: July 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For my esteemed mother Shanti Devi the embodiment of peace and selfless service whose love and blessings have been my strength
Contents
Prolegomena: A Foreword by Arun Gandhi Acknowledgments 1 Gandhi: “A One-Man Boundary Force!”
ix xiii 1
2 A Hero’s Life Journey: Defining Moments of Life and Leadership
15
3 Gandhi’s Heroes: Guiding Lights on a Hero’s Journey
43
4 The Bhagavad Gītā: Gandhi’s Moral and Spiritual Anchorage
63
5 Gandhi: A Values-Based Leader Par Excellence
93
6 Nonviolence: The Matchless Weapon
117
7 Satyāgraha: A Higher Approach to Ethics
143
8 Self-Discipline: The Making of an Exemplary Leader
159
9 The Seven Deadly Sins of Humanity: Overcoming Inner Demons
181
10 Epilogue: Summing Up the Legacy of the Mahatma
195
Notes
209
Index
243
Prolegomena: A Foreword by Arun Gandhi
It is amazing how simple words can carry a powerful message and an incentive. Some months ago I read a sentence that made a profound impact on me. For a long time I had it under my email signature and when I took it off there were many protests. The message was simple: “If you think you are insignificant, try sleeping in a room with one mosquito.” Indeed, we all know that one mosquito can give a room full of people a sleepless night. It was possibly something like this that inspired M. K. Gandhi, my grandfather, to coin the phrase: “We must become the change we wish to see in the world.” In fact, I would go so far as to say that the whole philosophy of nonviolence hinges on this phrase. Nonviolence may seem to succeed in certain situations like the independence of India, the granting of human rights to the Sou
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